Natural Resources Group Forest Restoration Team Planting Report Fall 2010
Dear Parkie, The Natural Resources Group (NRG) moved closer to our PlaNYC goal of planting over 400,000 trees throughout the city. This past fall we planted over 30,000 trees in 2 properties in all five boroughs. Our current tally stands at 222,188. Furthermore, we planted over 7,000 shrubs and over 4,000 herbaceous plants Our primary goal is to create and restore multi-story forests, bringing back the ecological richness of our region. Healthy multi-story forests provide cleaner air, cleaner water, and increased biodiversity. NRG again hosted the Million Trees volunteer day. Volunteers and Parks staff planted 21,806 trees altogether. Without volunteers and the support of the Agency, and our institutional and community partners, NRG would not reach its planting goals. Below is a summary of fall 2010. Containerized trees planted by the Forest Restoration Team: 27,130 (2009: 26,139) Containerized trees planted through contractors: 4,332 (2009: 9,652) Balled & burlapped trees planted through contractors: 58 (2009: 267) Containerized shrubs planted by the Forest Restoration Team: 5,701 (2009: 4,626) Containerized shrubs planted through contractors: 1,492 (2009: 0) Herbaceous plugs planted by the Forest Restoration Team: 4,540 (2009: 18,528) Hosted 11 volunteer events with a total of 341 volunteers (2009: 32, 468) Sincerely, Tim Wenskus Deputy Director Natural Resources Group
Total Plants Planted Trees 31,520 Shrubs 7,193 Herbaceous 4,540 Grand Total 43,253 Tree Plantings Total Containerized Tree Plantings Bronx Van Cortlandt Park 3,632 Pelham Bay Park 2,348 Ferry Point Park 1,844 Brooklyn Marine Park 2,037 Floyd Bennett Field 1,647 Penn and Fountain Landfills 1,000 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 24 Manhattan Randall's Island Park 505 Central Park 270 Queens Kissena Corridor Park (West) 6,535 Alley Pond Park 1,813 Fort Totten Park 1,500 Powell's Cove Park 851 Forest Park 7 Staten Island Clove Lakes Park 2,536 Wolfe's Pond Park 1,498 Conference House Park 999 Willowbrook Park 786 Arthur Kill DOC 600 Father Macris Park 531 Ocean Breeze Park 499 Total 31,462 Forest Restoration Team Container Tree Plantings Bronx Van Cortlandt Park 3,632 Pelham Bay Park 2,348 Ferry Point Park 1,844
Brooklyn Marine Park 2,037 Floyd Bennett Field 1,647 Penn and Fountain Landfills 1,000 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 24 Manhattan Randall's Island Park 505 Central Park 270 Queens Kissena Corridor Park (West) 2,203 Alley Pond Park 1,813 Fort Totten Park 1,500 Powell's Cove Park 851 Forest Park 7 Staten Island Clove Lakes Park 2,536 Wolfe's Pond Park 1,498 Conference House Park 999 Willowbrook Park 786 Arthur Kill DOC 600 Father Macris Park 531 Ocean Breeze Park 499 Total 27,130 Forest Restoration Team Container Tree Plantings by Species Oak, pin Quercus palustris 1,950 Oak, northern red Quercus rubra 1,765 Tupelo, black Nyssa sylvatica 1,751 Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 1,749 Pine, white Pinus strobus 1,450 Oak, black Quercus velutina 1,240 Hackberry Celtis occidentalis 1,176 Tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera 1,131 Pine, pitch Pinus rigida 1,087 Maple, red Acer rubrum 1,069 Sassafras Sassafras albidum 900 Cherry, wild black Prunus serotina 898 Maple, silver Acer saccharinum 855 Oak, white Quercus alba 814 Oak, scarlet Quercus coccinea 665 Oak, chestnut Quercus prinus 615 Sumac, staghorn Rhus typhina 609 Walnut, black Juglans nigra 552 Birch, black/sweet Betula lenta 537
Cedar, eastern red Juniperus virginiana 535 Sycamore, American Platanus occidentalis 500 Oak, swamp white Quercus bicolor 486 Shadbush Amelanchier canadensis 456 Dogwood, flowering Cornus florida 455 Holly, American Ilex opaca 397 Elm, American Ulmus americana 375 Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis 336 Oak, willow Quercus phellos 314 Birch, gray Betula populifolia 306 Hop-hornbeam Ostrya virginiana 305 Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa 266 Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 241 Aspen, big-toothed Populus grandidentata 185 Willow, black Salix nigra 150 Chinkapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii 147 Oak, bear Quercus ilicifolia 138 Birch, yellow Betula alleghaniensis 129 Linden, American/ Tilia americana 110 Basswood Maple, sugar Acer saccharum 109 Hickory, pignut Carya glabra 100 Osage orange Maclura pomifera 55 Hickory, bitternut Carya cordiformis 50 Cherry, choke Prunus virginiana 50 Hickory, shagbark Carya ovata 40 Hickory, mockernut Carya tomentosa 40 Hawthorn, cockspur Crataegus crus-galli 22 Hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 20 Total 27,130 Contractor Container Tree Plantings Queens Kissena Corridor Park (West) 4,332 Total 4,332 Contractor Container Tree Plantings by Species Linden, American/ Tilia americana 1,394 basswood Oak, Northern red Quercus rubra 1,187 Oak, white Quercus alba 459
Hackberry Celtis occidentalis 340 Cherry, wild black Prunus serotina 280 Hickory, pignut Carya glabra 164 Oak, scarlet Quercus coccinea 158 Shellbark hickory Carya laciniosa 136 Oak, willow Quercus phellos 114 Hop-hornbeam Ostrya virginiana 100 Total 4,332 Contractor Balled & Burlapped Tree Plantings Bronx Hutchinson River Parkway 58 Total 58 Contractor Balled & Burlapped Trees by Species Sugartyme Flowering Malus 'Sugartyme' 29 Crabapple Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis 22 Dogwood, Cornelian Cornus mas 7 cherry Total 58 Shrub Plantings Forest Restoration Team Shrub Plantings Bronx Van Cortlandt Park 992 Pelham Bay Park 950 Ferry Point Park 912 Brooklyn Marine Park 311 Floyd Bennett Field 157 Queens Alley Pond Park 266 Powell's Cove Park 212 Fort Totten Park 200 Forest Park 8 Staten Island Conference House Park 726 Clove Lakes Park 438 Wolfe's Pond Park 199 Father Macris Park 172 Arthur Kill DOC 58
Staten Island Ocean Breeze Park 100 Total 5,701 Forest Restoration Team Shrub Plantings by Species Spicebush Lindera benzoin 1,014 Elderberry Sambucus canadensis 914 Chokeberry, red Aronia arbutifolia 625 Pepperbush, sweet Clethra alnifolia 451 Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana 270 Dogwood, red-osier Cornus sericea 250 Black-haw Viburnum prunifolium 220 Dogwood, silky Cornus amomum 217 Bayberry, northern Myrica pensylvanica 200 Winterberry Ilex verticillata 187 Chokeberry, black Aronia melanocarpa 175 Blackberry, common Rubus allegheniensis 148 Dogwood, red-panicled Cornus racemosa 126 Sumac, winged Rhus copallinum 116 Sumac, smooth Rhus glabra 105 Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis 100 Plum, beach Prunus maritima 100 Blueberry, early low Vaccinium pallidum 98 Azalea, swamp Rhododendron viscosum 83 Arrow-wood Viburnum dentatum 73 Inkberry Ilex glabra 50 Blueberry, highbush Vaccinium corymbosum 50 Viburnum, maple-leaved Viburnum acerifolium 42 Blueberry, lowbush Vaccinium angustifolium 30 Rose, Virginia Rosa virginiana 25 Strawberry bush Euonymus americanus 20 Rose, swamp Rosa palustris 12 Total 5,701 Contractor Shrubs Plantings Queens Kissena Corridor Park (West) 1,492 Total 1,492
Contractor Containerized Shrubs Plantings by Species Arrow-wood Viburnum dentatum 381 Elderberry Sambucus canadensis 336 Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana 313 Dogwood, red-panicled Cornus racemosa 295 Spicebush Lindera benzoin 167 Total 1,492 Herbaceous Plantings Forest Restoration Team Herbaceous Plantings Brooklyn Floyd Bennett Field 32 Marine Park 32 Staten Island Conference House Park 4,476 Total 4,540 Forest Restoration Team Herbaceous Plantings by Species Virginia creeper Parthenocissus 1,504 quinquefolia Deer-tongue grass Panicum clandestinum 624 Goldenrod, seaside Solidago sempervirens 352 Sedge, tussock Carex stricta 240 Switch grass Panicum virgatum 236 Jumpseed Polygonum virginianum 224 Joe-pye-weed, spotted Eupatorium maculatum 208 Milkweed, common Asclepias syriaca 192 Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis 160 Joe-pye-weed, purple Eupatorium purpureum 160 Snakeroot, white Eupatorium rugosum 148 white wood aster Eurybia divaricata 128 Avens, white Geum canadense 64 Bergamot, wild Monarda fistulosa 64 Milkweed, swamp Asclepias incarnata 64 Rose- mallow Hibiscus moscheutos 64 Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans 44 Goldenrod, Grass-leaved Euthamia graminifolia 32 Vervain, blue Verbena hastata 32 Total 4,540